This was another must
win for Leicester at home to neighbour Stoke, but chances were
missed and oppertunites destroyed, mostly by own faults

City dominated the game. First half was a bit
like getting to the penalty box, but at that point Stoke stopped
City in their attempts, or you could say that City stopped
themselves with the final pass failed or missed.

We were also a bit surprised to see the names of Chilwell, Gray and
James in the starting line-up. with heavy priced players such as
Iborra, Silva and Iheancho placed on the bench, Fuchs is a far
better alternative on the left back than Chilwell, so sorry Puel,
you missed that one.

A certain Xherdan Shaqiri was also on fire, and his talent and
quality is a disgrace to see in a team so low in the table. Why he
is playing at Stoke is not easy to understand, he is a player for
the Bayern Munich's, Inter's and Chelsea's.

Shaqiri and Allen both played a great game, and the two secured the
lead for Stoke after 43 minutes, with a well placed pass from Allen
to Shaqiri who just curled the ball in a fantastic bow around Kasper
Schmeichel who lacks a few inches in height to save that type of
shots.

City were 1-0 down at first half, and they should really blame
themselves, not being able to convert all their chances into a
single goal. But they came out in the 2nd with energy and fire power,
so it was a team who was on a mission.

Despite heavy pressure it wasn't until the 70th minute that this
would be rewarded. Another of the Stoke heroes, Jack Butland, never
managed to hold the hard pass from Albrighton and the ball went into
the net, would say it was an Albrighton goal not a Butland own goal.

After the goal City started really to attack Stoke and Puel made a
number of positive substitutions putting on Diabate and Iheanacho,
strangely either Iborra or Silva were given a chance to shine,
especially Iborra could have made the day for City.

But a number of fantastic chances, not to forget Maguire hitting the
post, Mahrez missing alone with Butland, and also Ihenacho going
very close, it was never converted to goals so the game ended 1-1
and it was good at least to get one point out of a great game really.

The form in Premier League is a bit frustrating and to lose four
points at home to Swansea and Stoke, both struggling teams in the
Premier League is not a positive sign at all. Hopefully Puel will
start picking his best team and understand how he should line-up to
win.

Positives:
Mahrez back in the starting line-up, very lively and creating
chances for City
Maguire was majestic today, maybe his best game in a City shirt,
sadly he didn't score
Getting back from being 1-0 down
Putting real pressure on Stoke, dominating the game with 58 %
possession
Puel making good substitutions

Negatives:
Puel picking the wrong team at home against a struggling opposition
James playing instead of Iborra is an insult, the former Sevilla
captain and UEFA Cup winner is a far better alternative
Playing Gray outside of position, instead of using Iheanacho in his
best position
Chilwell instead of Fuchs again, losing the defensive security and a
long throw in
Schmeichel not at his best, almost making another big blunder, but
for fox sake it turned out well
Silva, European Champion, not involved, sorry but please start using
quality players, he needs games
Mahrez missing one clear goal chance, not able to score alone with
Butland